Factbox: The Dakota Access Pipeline's long journey

(Reuters) - A decision on the Dakota Access Pipeline was delayed further by federal authorities in mid-November as protests continued. In addition, Donald Trump's unexpected win in the U.S. presidential election could overturn a surprising victory by Native American and environmental groups in September to delay the Dakota Access Pipeline. The following is a timeline of the project: December 2014 Energy Transfer Partners LP applies to build a 1,172 mile (1,885 km), 570,000 barrel-per-day pipelin